That though is the decision of the University who need to decide what is in the best interest of their students.

Those who are "uninvited" can protest all they wish, but it's not their space, or responsibility.

You, too, can feel it's unfair, but in most cases the Universities are concerned about safety issues, and on many occasions the uninvited speaker gains more publicity for their cause than if they spoke to a small audience who heckled them, so I suspect a few engineer the circumstances.

Edited by Wisbech Eagle (01 Oct 2022 5.54pm)

How is it anyone's interest to let the preconceptions of a few determine what others can experience, particularly when Transphobia is such a catch-all term.
All they're saying is - I suspect I would not like what you're going to say so no one else can hear it ether.

No it's not, just to clarify JK Rowling has been supporting various women around the world who have been attacked for voicing these concerns which is why I suggested she has a better understanding herself. It';s not just what has happened to her but to others she now campaigns with.

But carry on and stick your fingers in your ears lah lah lah, no problem here.

Edited by Badger11 (01 Oct 2022 7.12pm)

How people are treated for expressing their views is a different subject. It has no direct connection to this issue at all.

We are discussing transsexuality. Not how people who either defend, or oppose it, are regarded.

I may well disagree with JK Rowling on this issue, and the women she has been supporting, but I would always defend her, and their, right to an opinion. It's another issue.

'Transphobia' is just another leftist language manipulation. They like to stick 'phobia' onto any mindset they want to frighten people away from.

Phobia can be described as 'a persistent, abnormal, and irrational fear of a specific thing or situation that compels one to avoid it, despite sometimes the awareness and reassurance that it is not dangerous.'

I regard transgenderism as just another manifestation of mental illness. I am no more in fear of it than I am in fear of other personality disorders. Depending upon the individual I might have sympathy or disgust, but fear? No.

Leftists have been normalising severe mental illness for decades now and it has many dangerous consequences.

I won't lie and play their games nor give validity to their words.

Edited by Stirlingsays (01 Oct 2022 7.43pm)

I suppose no-one should be surprised at this comment, as it fits a constant pattern of a lack of compassion, and sympathy, for, others.

The idea that a transgender person is, in some way, "leftish" is part of a common theme. Everything bad springs from being "leftish". This is considered bad, so it too must be.

There is little doubt that many of those who experience this also suffer from “gender dysphoria,” which refers to psychological distress that results from an incongruence between one’s sex assigned at birth and one’s gender identity.

That, though, doesn't mean the condition is a mental illness. It means the condition, and the way people regard it, causes a mental illness.

One day the light of reason will break through. Let's hope it's soon.